GAOFEN 1-02, 43259
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 1-02, 43259 is a payload satellite owned by GGKGJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 31 Mar 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
3 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
CAST-2000, AOCS
Mass
805 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4 m
Radar Cross Section
4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 3 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 1-02
1 43259U 18031A 25192.21286922 .00000497 00000-0 78186-4 0 9991
2 43259 97.7711 252.3455 0005946 30.7784 329.3774 14.76594877392384Epoch: 2025-07-11T05:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T05:06:31.9Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-113.65544°
Altitude
639.523 km
Speed
7.54 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 49m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
26.7806°
Longitude
-117.44822°
Altitude
639.277 km
Speed
7.543 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 25m 34s
Apparent Declination
-8° 50' 18"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:46:31
Azimuth
276.246° WNW
Elevation
-21.146°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 2018 (2018-03-31 UTC)
GAOFEN 1-02 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-07-11 17:02:58.443Z | 7.95° NNE | 2025-07-11 17:06:58.443Z | 319.111° NNW | 43.004° | 2025-07-11 17:10:58.443Z | 201.712° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-12 04:00:58.443Z | 163.373° S | 2025-07-12 04:03:58.443Z | 5.164° NNE | 43.835° | 2025-07-12 04:06:58.443Z | 349.28° N |
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